Display form



Aug. 24, 1954 L. NEWMAN 2,687,240

' DISPLAY FORM Filed May 10, 1952 FIG. I.

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ATTO R N EYS Patented Aug. 24, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DISPLAY FORM Leopold Newman, New York, N. Y.

Application May 10, 1952, Serial No. 287,115

(Cl. Z2368) 13 Claims. 1

This: invention relates to a display form for blouses and other similar articles of womens wearing apparel.

The principal object of this invention is the provision of a display form of the character described which is adjustable in many important respects. In the first place. it may be tilted on a horizontal aXis tosupport a blouse or any other garment of like nature in any desired position relative to the vertical. For example, the display form may be held in perfectly vertical position. If desired, however, it may be tilted either forwardly or backwardly about said horizontal axis. In the second place, this, display form is provided with a main frame which may be described as the main body of the display form and with a secondary frame which constitutes the bust portion of the display form. The main frame supports the main body of the garment and the secondary frame supports the bust portion of the garment. The two frames are movable relative to each other so as to adjust themselves to larger and smaller garments and also for the purpose of providing different effects in, the same garment.

This display form is also adjustable so that it may be supported on a horizontal supporting surface or hung on a vertical supporting surface. In either case the display form may be tilted to any desired position relative to the vertical and the two. frames which comprise it may also be moved relative to each other. The display form is adapted to stand on a display counter or table and it is equally adapted to be hung from.

a nail on a wall.

Another important feature of this invention is a ring which is mounted at the base of the main frame and which is adapted to encircle and hold the waist of the blouse or other garment mounted on, said display form. This ring is tiltable on two horizontal pivots and it is adjustable to many positions relative to said main frame and also relative to the secondary frame. It may be raised or lowered or moved forwardly or backwardly or tilted in clockwise or counterclockwise direction. Hence it may be placed at any desired position relative to the waist of the blouse or other. garment and it may be made .to draw it in or let it out, as desired.

Another important feature of this invention is ing in broken lines some of the positions to which.

it may be adjusted.

Pig. 3 is a similar view, partly in section, showing the display form hanging from a nail on a.

vertical support.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to that of Fig. 1 showing how the display form therein claimed supports,

a blouse.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation, partially in section,

showing another embodiment of the display form.

Fig. 6 is a front el'evational view of the lower portion of the display form of Fig. 5, with portions thereof broken away.

Fig. 7 is a front partial perspective view of still another embodiment of the display form with a portion of the bust section broken away.

The display form 10 shown in Figs. 1-4 generally comprises a frame It pivotally mounted on a base it, an arm it which is pivotally mounted on the frame M, a. bust form l8- which is mounted on the arm it, an arm 2! which is pivotally mounted on the :base l2;,v and a waist-gathering ring 22 which is pivotally secured to said arm 20.

Base it may be a plastic strip which is bent to appropriate form so as to provide a firm base support for the display form. It has an upprojecting arm [2a to which the main framei i and supporting arm 20 are pivotally secured. It will be noted that a pin or rivet 2d pivotally secures the lower end of the arm 20- to the lower portion of arm lZa. At its bottom, the main frame M has spaced arms Md. A pin or rivet 2t pivotally secures the lower ends of arms Md of main frame M to the upper end of said, arm i2a. Thus it is possible both for the arm or bracket 259i and for the main frame it to turn relative. to each other. and also relative to the base ii, on the two horizontal axes of said pivot pins or pivot, rivets 2t and 24.

Ring 22 is also formed of a plastic, strip or other, and the upper-end of supporting arm 20 is located between said end-pieces 22c. A pin. or rivet,'2:8:pivota1;ly connects the. upper end of arm is to said end-pieces 22a of ring- 22.

Main frame 14 is made of av strip of plastic material, heated and bent to the shape shown. in

, Fig. 1 of the drawing. It includes a neck portion Ma, a pair of shoulderportions. i ib. a pair of side body portions Me and a pair of parallel. lower arms Md.

Support arm It also. made from a strip of plastic material, bent as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Its lower end extends into the space between the upper portions of parallel arms Md and a pin or rivet 30 pivotally secures said support arm to said arms Md.

Bust form [8 is molded from a sheet of plastic material and it is shaped to simulate the human female bust. It may be fixedly secured to the upper end of support arm it by means of a suitable cement or a suitable plastic solvent or any other conventional means, or may be pivotally connected thereto as shown in Figs. 5 and 6 and as will be presently described in detail.

Interrupted lines 32 in Fig. 2 are intended to illustrate one of the many possible positions which the arm is adapted to assume. Interrupted lines 34 are intended to represent one of the many positions which ring 22 is adapted to assume. Similarly, interrupted lines 36 show one of the many possible positions of the bust form l8 and its supporting arm l6. And finally, interrupted lines 38 indicate one of the many positions to which main frame It may be adjusted.

Fig. 4 shows how a blouse 40 may be hung upon the display form. The shoulders 32 of the blouse rest upon shoulders Nb of the main frame and it will be seen that neck portion Ma thereof projects through the neck opening 44 of the blouse. The waist 46 of the blouse projects into and abuts the inner face of ring 22 and a suitable gathered effect is thereby produced.

It will be noted in Fig. 1 that a small block 43 is fastened to base I2 and that a hole 50 is provided in said block. Said hole 59 is adapted to receive a nail 52 or other similar fastening member in order to secure the base 12 to a vertical support such as a wall 54. In such case, the base 12 is held vertically and flat against the wall 54. In Fig. 2 the base is shown disposed horizontally upon a horizontal support such as display counter or table 56.

All the parts of the device can be readily made at low cost by bending pieces of scrap acrylic resins, such as methyl methacrylate resins, of the type commonly designated as Lucite, Plexiglass, etc.

Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate a display form 60 having an alternate construction, and including an identical base 62 having an upwardly projecting arm 62a, an identical waist-gathering ring 64 having parallel end extensions 64a, and a ring-supporting arm 66 pivotally connected by a pivot 63 to the end extensions 64a of ring 64. The end extensions fi la are both connected on one side of the arm 56, as shown in Fig. 6, in order to center the ring 54 on the display form. The form 66 also has an identical bust section l0 which is connected to a lateral extension piece 12, the latter being pivotally connected to a support arm M by a pivot 76. Form 60 also includes a frame '18 similar to the frame 14, and having a pair of arms 18d.

The support arm 14, ring supporting arm 68, and the frame arms TM are all pivotally connected at their lower ends to the base arm 82a by a pivot bolt 89 and wing nut 82. As shown in Fig. 6, these parts may be separated by spacers 84 such as washers, lock washers, or the like. It will be noted that in the embodiment both the frame arms 18d and support arm 14 extend through the ring 64.

This display form 60 is adjustable in the same manner as form [0 previously described, but is more economical in construction because of the provision of the single pivot 80 which replaces the three pivots 2B, 28 and 3D. In addition, the pivot [6 enables the bust section 10 to be adjusted to a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal plane of the frame 18, even when frame I8 is tilted rearwardly or bust section support arm 14 is tilted forwardly. This pivoting connection of the bust section may, of course, also be applied to the display form 10 of Figs. 1-4.

Fig. 7 illustrates still another embodiment of the invention in which the display form is similarly constructed and arranged except for the bust section. A bar 86 is rigidly mounted across the frame 88, between the side body portions 880 thereof. This bar 86 has a central opening 90 which may be circular as shown, or of any other suitable shape. The bust section 92 has a laterally-projecting rod 94 fixedly secured thereto, the rod 94 being shaped to fit slidably within the opening 90 of bar 86. The rod 94 may be releasably locked in adjusted position by a set screw 96. The bust section 92 may thus be brought to a selected adjusted position forwardly of frame 88 and locked therein by set screw 96, which may have a wing end for convenient turnmg.

The frame 88 may also have a plurality of minute through-and-through holes 98 located between the side body portion 880 and shoulder portions 88!). These holes 98 are sized to accommodate pins and provide means whereby a low-cut, ofi-the-shoulder blouse may be pinned to the. frame 88. It is to be understood that similarly-arranged holes may also be provided in form 60 and in form 10.

The foregoing is illustrative of a preferred form of this invention, but numerous changes and omissions and additions may be made without departing from the scope of the invention. In the claims where it is specified that any part is connected to or supported by the base 12, this is intended to include both a direct connection or support, and an indirect connection or support, so that the pivot or other connecting member may be connected directly to base I2 or to a member which is connected to or supported by base l2.

What is claimed is:

1. A display form for garments of the character described, comprising a supporting base, a main body frame pivotally mounted on said supporting base, a secondary frame pivotally mounted on said main body frame, a bust form pivotally secured to said secondary frame, a bracket pivotally mounted on said supporting base and a waist encircling ring pivotally mounted on said bracket.

2. A display form in accordance with claim 1, wherein the waist encircling ring encircles the lower portion of the main body frame.

3. A display form in accordance with claim 1, wherein the Supporting base is provided with an opening to receive a nail for hanging said supporting base-from a supporting surface.

4. A display form for garments of the character described comprising a base, a bust form, and a body frame formed of a single strip of rigid material bent in open outline form to represent the neck, shoulders, and upper torso portion of a wearer's body to hold a garment thereon in normal wearing position, a single pivot securin the bottom end of said body frame and said bust form to said base, said body frame being movable about its pivot between a position in which it is perpendicular to said base and a position in which it is substantially parallel to said base, said bust form being independently movable about said pivot relative to said body frame and to said base.

5. A display form for garments of the character described comprising a base, a bust form, a body frame, and a waist-gathering ring, said body frame being formed of a single strip of rigid material bent in open outline form to represent the neck, shoulders, and upper torso portion of a wearer body to hold a garment thereon in normal wearing position, a single pivot securing said ring and the bottom ends of said body frame and said bust form to said base, said body frame being movable about its pivot between a position in which it is perpendicular to said base and a position in which it is substantially parallel to said base, said bust form being independently about said pivot relative to said body frame and to said base and in a direction toward and away from said body frame.

6. A display form according to claim 5 in which said ring has a depending support arm mounted on said pivot, said ring encircling the lower ends of said body frame and said bust form.

7. A -display form for garments of the character described comprising a base member, a body frame member, and a bust form, said body frame member being formed of a single strip of rigid material bent in open outline form to represent the neck, shoulders, and upper torso portion of a wearers body to hold a garment thereon in normal wearing position, a pivot connecting said body frame member to said base for pivoting movement of said body frame member between a position in which it is perpendicular to said base and a position in which it is substantially parallel to said base, said bust form being movably mounted on one of said members for independent adjustment in a substantially transverse direction toward and away from said body frame member.

8. A display form according to claim 7 in which an arm is also independently pivoted on said base, said arm carrying a ring which encircles a lower end portion of said body frame member, said ring being located at the waist portion of the display form and being sized to permit the bottom of the garment held on the body frame member to be inserted therethrough for gathering in said garment at the waist portion thereof.

9. A display form for garments of the character described comprising a base member, a body frame member, and a bust form, said body frame member being formed of a single strip of rigid material bent in open outline form to represent the neck, shoulders, and upper torso portion of a wearers body to hold a garment thereon in normal wearing position, a pivot connecting said body frame member to said base for pivoting movement of said body frame member between a position in which it is perpendicular to said base and a position in which it is substantially parallel to said base, said bust form having an extension bar pivotally mounted on one of said members for adjustable movement of said bust form in a, substantially transverse direction toward and away from said body frame member.

10. A display form for garments comprising a base, a body frame formed of a single strip of rigid material bent in open outline form to representthe neck, shoulders and upper torso portion of a wearers body to hold a, garment thereon in normal wearing position, an extension arm depending centrally from said body frame and representing the waist of said display form, a pivot connecting the bottom end of said extension arm to said base, and a bust form having a central depending arm pivotally connected at its bottom end to said display form below said body frame for independent pivoting adjustment relative to both said body frame and said base.

11. A display form for garments comprising a base, a body form formed of a single strip of rigid material bent in open outline form to represent the neck, shoulders and upper torso portion of a wearers body to hold a garment thereon in normal wearing position, an extension arm dependin centrally from said body frame, said extension arm being of substantially lesser width than said frame and representing the waist of said display form, a pivot connecting the bottom end of said extension arm to said base, a bust form having a central depending arm pivotally connected at its bottom end to said display form below said body frame for independent pivoting adjustment relative to both said body frame and said base, and a waist-gathering ring having a depending support arm pivotally mounted on said base, said ring encircling the extension arm below said body frame.

12. A display form for garments comprising a base, a body form formed of a single strip of rigid material bent in open outline form to represent the neck, shoulders and upper torso portion of a wearers body to hold a garment thereon in normal wearing position, an extension arm depending centrally from said body frame, said extension arm being of substantially lesser width than said frame and representing the waist of said display form, a pivot connecting the bottom end of said extension arm to said base, a bust form having an extension arm movably mounted on said display form, said bust form being centered within the sides of said body frame, being normally spaced forwardly of said frame, and being movable toward and away from said frame to adjust the forward spacing therefrom, and a waist-gathering ring having a depending support arm pivotally mounted on said display form, said ring encircling the body frame extension arm below said body frame.

13. A display form for garments of the character described comprising a supporting base which supports a body frame in open outline form shaped to represent the upper torso of a wearers body, a bust form centered on said body frame,

said body frame being pivotally mounted on said base for movement between a position in which it is perpendicular to said base and a position in which it is substantially parallel to said base, said bust form being independently movable in a substantially transverse direction relative to said body frame for adjustment at a selected distance forwardly of the plane of said body frame, whereby to accommodate garments of varying bust sizes, and a Waist-gathering ring supported by said base, said ring being independently movable relative to said base, body frame, and bust section, and encircling a lower end portion of said body frame.

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